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protrude

pro·trude
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [proh-trood, pruh-]
    • /proʊˈtrud, prə-/
    • /prəˈtruːd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [proh-trood, pruh-]
    • /proʊˈtrud, prə-/

Definitions of protrude word

  • verb without object protrude to project. 1
  • verb with object protrude to thrust forward; cause to project. 1
  • intransitive verb protrude jut 1
  • intransitive verb protrude stick out 1
  • verb protrude If something protrudes from somewhere, it sticks out. 0
  • verb protrude to thrust or cause to thrust forwards or outwards 0
See all 8 definitions of protrude

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Origin of protrude

First appearance:

before 1610
One of the 40% oldest English words
1610-20; < Latin prōtrūdere to thrust forward, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + trūdere to thrust

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Parts of speech for Protrude

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Protrude

protrude popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

protrude usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for protrude

adj protrude

  • bagger — A bagger is a person whose job is to put customers' purchases into bags at a supermarket or other store.
  • bloater — a herring, or sometimes a mackerel, that has been salted in brine, smoked, and cured

verb protrude

  • beetle — A beetle is an insect with a hard covering to its body.
  • beetling — a heavy hammering or ramming instrument, usually of wood, used to drive wedges, force down paving stones, compress loose earth, etc.
  • bellied — having a belly, esp. of a specified kind
  • blear — to make (eyes or sight) dim with or as if with tears; blur
  • blistered — a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
All 22 Synonyms of protrude

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Related words

  • pout

    to thrust out the lips, especially in displeasure or sullenness.

  • project

    something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.

  • adminicle

    something contributing to prove a point without itself being complete proof

  • echinoderm

    any marine animal of the invertebrate phylum Echinodermata, having a radiating arrangement of parts and a body wall stiffened by calcareous pieces that may protrude as spines and including the starfishes, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, etc.

  • evaginate

    (with reference to a tubular or pouch-shaped organ or structure) turn or be turned inside out.

  • extrude

    Thrust or force out.
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